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A married couple brings their two children to counseling for behavioral problems. The 14-year-
old daughter stays out late and their 17-year-old son is using drugs. According to most marriage
and family therapists the identified patient would be
a. the 17-year-old son.
b. the 14-year old-daughter.
c. the family.
d. both children. correct answers c. the family.
(Most family counselors believe that the entire family system, which is really a natural social
system, is dysfunctional. Hence the entire family is the identified patient and in need of
treatment.)
You are seeing a husband and wife for marriage counseling. During one of the sessions you
decide to see them separately. The husband tells you he has seen an attorney because he is filing
for divorce. He has not told his wife and indicates that he will not do so. You feel the wife has a
right to know this because it will help her plan for the future. You should
a. only tell his wife if he gives you permission.
b. communicate his intent to his wife since ethics guidelines state you may do so when a member
of the couple is contemplating divorce.
c. not tell the wife since research indicates that women
respond more positively to divorce when they have less
time to think about it.
d. terminate the husband unless he tells her. correct answers a. only tell his wife if he gives you
permission.
,You are supervising a licensing candidate who is primarily interested in marriage and family
counseling. You are very attracted to her and have sex with her. According to ethics guidelines
a. this is perfectly ethical, since this is a student and not a client.
b. this is unethical.
c. this is perfectly ethical, since this is a supervisee and not a client.
d. a and c are both correct. correct answers b. this is unethical.
The fastest growing clientele for professional counselors are persons
a. experiencing bipolar disorder.
b. experiencing suicidal ideation.
c. experiencing marriage and family problems.
d. who abuse their children. correct answers c. experiencing marriage and family problems.
Family counselors generally believe in
a. circular/reciprocal causality (e.g., dynamics of family members).
b. linear causality.
c. random causality.
d. dream analysis. correct answers a. circular/reciprocal causality (e.g., dynamics of family
members).
Cybernetics is a concept used by family therapists. It is usually associated with the work of
a. Freud and Ellis.
b. Norbert Wiener.
c. Virginia Satir.
,d. behavioral family therapists and cognitive family therapists. correct answers b. Norbert
Wiener.
(made to be used family systems by Gregory Bateson. cybernetics suggests that the family has
feedback loops to self-correct a family system.)
A family that is stable and reaches an equilibrium is in a state of
a. adaptability.
b. enmeshment.
c. Nonsummativity.
d. homeostasis. correct answers d. homeostasis.
Adaptability is the ability of the family to balance
a. ego strength.
b. stability and change.
c. morphostasis and morphogenesis.
d. b and c. correct answers d. b and c.
(Morphstasis is the ability of the family to balance stability while morphogenesis refers to the
family's ability to change.)
A family wants to see you for counseling; however, they have a very limited income and can't
afford to pay. You therefore agree to see the family for free (i.e., pro bono). The term that best
describes your actions would be
a. aspirational ethics.
b. mandatory ethics.
, c. empathy.
d. all of the above. correct answers a. aspirational ethics.
Experiential conjoint family therapy is closely related to the work of
a. Virginia Satir.
b. Albert Ellis.
c. Jay Haley.
d. Salvador Minuchin, the father of structural family
therapy. correct answers a. Virginia Satir.
(The term conjoint merely implies that two or more family members are in the therapy session at
the same time.)
Virginia Satir felt that a major goal of therapy was to improve intrafamily communication (i.e.,
communication between family members). According to Satir, four basic patterns prevented
good communication under stress. These defensive postures or stress positions are: placating,
blaming, being overly reasonable, and being irrelevant. Placating means
a. you disagree with all the other family members.
b. you pick a favorite family member and agree with him or her.
c. you ignore the other family members.
d. you try to please everybody out of a fear of rejection. correct answers d. you try to please
everybody out of a fear of rejection.
(The placating style causes the individual to sacrifice his or her own needs as a way of dealing
with stress.)
The placater is a people pleaser under stress while the blamer
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A married couple brings their two children to counseling for behavioral problems. The 14-year-
old daughter stays out late and their 17-year-old son is using drugs. According to most marriage
and family therapists the identified patient would be
a. the 17-year-old son.
b. the 14-year old-daughter.
c. the family.
d. both children. correct answers c. the family.
(Most family counselors believe that the entire family system, which is really a natural social
system, is dysfunctional. Hence the entire family is the identified patient and in need of
treatment.)
You are seeing a husband and wife for marriage counseling. During one of the sessions you
decide to see them separately. The husband tells you he has seen an attorney because he is filing
for divorce. He has not told his wife and indicates that he will not do so. You feel the wife has a
right to know this because it will help her plan for the future. You should
a. only tell his wife if he gives you permission.
b. communicate his intent to his wife since ethics guidelines state you may do so when a member
of the couple is contemplating divorce.
c. not tell the wife since research indicates that women
respond more positively to divorce when they have less
time to think about it.
d. terminate the husband unless he tells her. correct answers a. only tell his wife if he gives you
permission.
,You are supervising a licensing candidate who is primarily interested in marriage and family
counseling. You are very attracted to her and have sex with her. According to ethics guidelines
a. this is perfectly ethical, since this is a student and not a client.
b. this is unethical.
c. this is perfectly ethical, since this is a supervisee and not a client.
d. a and c are both correct. correct answers b. this is unethical.
The fastest growing clientele for professional counselors are persons
a. experiencing bipolar disorder.
b. experiencing suicidal ideation.
c. experiencing marriage and family problems.
d. who abuse their children. correct answers c. experiencing marriage and family problems.
Family counselors generally believe in
a. circular/reciprocal causality (e.g., dynamics of family members).
b. linear causality.
c. random causality.
d. dream analysis. correct answers a. circular/reciprocal causality (e.g., dynamics of family
members).
Cybernetics is a concept used by family therapists. It is usually associated with the work of
a. Freud and Ellis.
b. Norbert Wiener.
c. Virginia Satir.
,d. behavioral family therapists and cognitive family therapists. correct answers b. Norbert
Wiener.
(made to be used family systems by Gregory Bateson. cybernetics suggests that the family has
feedback loops to self-correct a family system.)
A family that is stable and reaches an equilibrium is in a state of
a. adaptability.
b. enmeshment.
c. Nonsummativity.
d. homeostasis. correct answers d. homeostasis.
Adaptability is the ability of the family to balance
a. ego strength.
b. stability and change.
c. morphostasis and morphogenesis.
d. b and c. correct answers d. b and c.
(Morphstasis is the ability of the family to balance stability while morphogenesis refers to the
family's ability to change.)
A family wants to see you for counseling; however, they have a very limited income and can't
afford to pay. You therefore agree to see the family for free (i.e., pro bono). The term that best
describes your actions would be
a. aspirational ethics.
b. mandatory ethics.
, c. empathy.
d. all of the above. correct answers a. aspirational ethics.
Experiential conjoint family therapy is closely related to the work of
a. Virginia Satir.
b. Albert Ellis.
c. Jay Haley.
d. Salvador Minuchin, the father of structural family
therapy. correct answers a. Virginia Satir.
(The term conjoint merely implies that two or more family members are in the therapy session at
the same time.)
Virginia Satir felt that a major goal of therapy was to improve intrafamily communication (i.e.,
communication between family members). According to Satir, four basic patterns prevented
good communication under stress. These defensive postures or stress positions are: placating,
blaming, being overly reasonable, and being irrelevant. Placating means
a. you disagree with all the other family members.
b. you pick a favorite family member and agree with him or her.
c. you ignore the other family members.
d. you try to please everybody out of a fear of rejection. correct answers d. you try to please
everybody out of a fear of rejection.
(The placating style causes the individual to sacrifice his or her own needs as a way of dealing
with stress.)
The placater is a people pleaser under stress while the blamer
